नेम
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀅𑀫 (ṇiama), from Sanskrit नियम (niyamá). Doublet of नियम (niyam).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /neːm/, [nẽːm]
Noun
नेम • (nem) m (Urdu spelling نیم)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नेम nem |
नेम nem |
| oblique | नेम nem |
नेमों nemõ |
| vocative | नेम nem |
नेमो nemo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नेम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “niyamá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Verb
नेम
- Devanagari script form of nema, present/imperative active first-person plural of नेति (neti, “to lead”)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- নেম (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬾᬫ (Balinese script)
- নেম (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰸𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑁂𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- နေမ (Burmese script)
- નેમ (Gujarati script)
- ਨੇਮ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑍇𑌮 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦺꦩ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂵𑂧 (Kaithi script)
- ನೇಮ (Kannada script)
- នេម (Khmer script)
- ເນມ (Lao script)
- നേമ (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᡝᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘹𑘦 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠧᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧚𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐾𑐩 (Newa script)
- ନେମ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢾꢪ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆼𑆩 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖸𑖦 (Siddham script)
- නෙම (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩔𑩴 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚲𑚢 (Takri script)
- நேம (Tamil script)
- నేమ (Telugu script)
- เนม (Thai script)
- ནེ་མ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒹𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨄𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *náymas (“half”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀 (naēma, “half”), Persian نیم (nim).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /nɐ́j.mɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪eː.mɐ/
Adjective
नेम • (néma) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नेमः (némaḥ) | नेमौ (némau) नेमा¹ (némā¹) |
नेमाः (némāḥ) नेमासः¹ (némāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | नेमम् (némam) | नेमौ (némau) नेमा¹ (némā¹) |
नेमान् (némān) |
| instrumental | नेमेन (némena) | नेमाभ्याम् (némābhyām) | नेमैः (némaiḥ) नेमेभिः¹ (némebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नेमाय (némāya) | नेमाभ्याम् (némābhyām) | नेमेभ्यः (némebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नेमात् (némāt) | नेमाभ्याम् (némābhyām) | नेमेभ्यः (némebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नेमस्य (némasya) | नेमयोः (némayoḥ) | नेमानाम् (némānām) |
| locative | नेमे (néme) | नेमयोः (némayoḥ) | नेमेषु (némeṣu) |
| vocative | नेम (néma) | नेमौ (némau) नेमा¹ (némā¹) |
नेमाः (némāḥ) नेमासः¹ (némāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नेमा (némā) | नेमे (néme) | नेमाः (némāḥ) |
| accusative | नेमाम् (némām) | नेमे (néme) | नेमाः (némāḥ) |
| instrumental | नेमया (némayā) नेमा¹ (némā¹) |
नेमाभ्याम् (némābhyām) | नेमाभिः (némābhiḥ) |
| dative | नेमायै (némāyai) | नेमाभ्याम् (némābhyām) | नेमाभ्यः (némābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नेमायाः (némāyāḥ) नेमायै² (némāyai²) |
नेमाभ्याम् (némābhyām) | नेमाभ्यः (némābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नेमायाः (némāyāḥ) नेमायै² (némāyai²) |
नेमयोः (némayoḥ) | नेमानाम् (némānām) |
| locative | नेमायाम् (némāyām) | नेमयोः (némayoḥ) | नेमासु (némāsu) |
| vocative | नेमे (néme) | नेमे (néme) | नेमाः (némāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नेमम् (némam) | नेमे (néme) | नेमानि (némāni) नेमा¹ (némā¹) |
| accusative | नेमम् (némam) | नेमे (néme) | नेमानि (némāni) नेमा¹ (némā¹) |
| instrumental | नेमेन (némena) | नेमाभ्याम् (némābhyām) | नेमैः (némaiḥ) नेमेभिः¹ (némebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नेमाय (némāya) | नेमाभ्याम् (némābhyām) | नेमेभ्यः (némebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नेमात् (némāt) | नेमाभ्याम् (némābhyām) | नेमेभ्यः (némebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नेमस्य (némasya) | नेमयोः (némayoḥ) | नेमानाम् (némānām) |
| locative | नेमे (néme) | नेमयोः (némayoḥ) | नेमेषु (némeṣu) |
| vocative | नेम (néma) | नेमे (néme) | नेमानि (némāni) नेमा¹ (némā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- नेमचन्द्र (nemacandra, “half moon”)
Noun
नेम • (nema) stem, m
- portion
- time
- limit
- boundary
- the foundation of a wall (cf. नेमि (nemi)
- a hole
- upper part, above
- deceit
- acting, dancing
- evening
- a root
- food, rice
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नेमः (nemaḥ) | नेमौ (nemau) नेमा¹ (nemā¹) |
नेमाः (nemāḥ) नेमासः¹ (nemāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | नेमम् (nemam) | नेमौ (nemau) नेमा¹ (nemā¹) |
नेमान् (nemān) |
| instrumental | नेमेन (nemena) | नेमाभ्याम् (nemābhyām) | नेमैः (nemaiḥ) नेमेभिः¹ (nemebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नेमाय (nemāya) | नेमाभ्याम् (nemābhyām) | नेमेभ्यः (nemebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नेमात् (nemāt) | नेमाभ्याम् (nemābhyām) | नेमेभ्यः (nemebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नेमस्य (nemasya) | नेमयोः (nemayoḥ) | नेमानाम् (nemānām) |
| locative | नेमे (neme) | नेमयोः (nemayoḥ) | नेमेषु (nemeṣu) |
| vocative | नेम (nema) | नेमौ (nemau) नेमा¹ (nemā¹) |
नेमाः (nemāḥ) नेमासः¹ (nemāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
नेम • (nema) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नेमम् (nemam) | नेमे (neme) | नेमानि (nemāni) नेमा¹ (nemā¹) |
| accusative | नेमम् (nemam) | नेमे (neme) | नेमानि (nemāni) नेमा¹ (nemā¹) |
| instrumental | नेमेन (nemena) | नेमाभ्याम् (nemābhyām) | नेमैः (nemaiḥ) नेमेभिः¹ (nemebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नेमाय (nemāya) | नेमाभ्याम् (nemābhyām) | नेमेभ्यः (nemebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नेमात् (nemāt) | नेमाभ्याम् (nemābhyām) | नेमेभ्यः (nemebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नेमस्य (nemasya) | नेमयोः (nemayoḥ) | नेमानाम् (nemānām) |
| locative | नेमे (neme) | नेमयोः (nemayoḥ) | नेमेषु (nemeṣu) |
| vocative | नेम (nema) | नेमे (neme) | नेमानि (nemāni) नेमा¹ (nemā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “नेम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 569/2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 56
- Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University